Title 14 — Crimes
77 chapters · 525 sections in this title.
14 V.I.C. § 600 Title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Criminally Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act”.
14 V.I.C. § 601 Purpose
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The purpose of this chapter is to curtail criminal activity and lessen its economic and political power in the Territory of the Virgin Islands by establishing new penal prohibitions and providing to law enforcement and the victims of criminal activity new civil sanctions and reme…
14 V.I.C. § 602 Construction
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The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve its remedial purpose.
14 V.I.C. § 603 Legislative findings
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(a) Sophisticated criminal activity is diversified and diverts substantial sums from the Territory of the Virgin Islands' legitimate markets through fraud and corruption. (b) In addition to the more traditional criminal offenses, sophisticated criminal activity can involve the il…
14 V.I.C. § 604 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Alien corporation” means a corporation organized under laws other than the laws of the United States, the laws of any state of the United States, or the laws of the Territory of the Virgin Islands.(b) “Attorney General” means the Attorney General …
14 V.I.C. § 605 Violations
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(a) It is unlawful for any person employed by, or associated with, any enterprise, as that term is defined herein, to conduct or participate in, directly or indirectly, the affairs of the enterprise through a pattern of criminal activity. (b) It is unlawful for any person, throug…
14 V.I.C. § 606 Criminal penalties
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(a) Any person convicted of conduct constituting a violation of any provision of section 605 [Violations] of this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and may be fined not more than $500,000.00 or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. (b) In lieu of the fine authorized by su…
14 V.I.C. § 607 Civil remedies
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(a) The Attorney General, or any aggrieved person, may institute civil proceedings against any person in the Superior Court or United States District Court in order to obtain relief from conduct constituting a violation or in order to prevent or restrain a violation of any provis…
14 V.I.C. § 608 Forfeiture procedures
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(a) The Attorney General or United States Attorney, as the case may be, shall dispose of all property ordered forfeited in any criminal proceeding under this chapter as soon as feasible, making due provisions for the rights of innocent persons, by:(1) public sale;(2) transfer to …
14 V.I.C. § 609 Criminal Activity Investigation and Prosecution Fund
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(a) The proceeds of all forfeitures ordered, fines imposed, or civil penalties imposed under this chapter shall be transmitted to the Treasury of the Government of the Territory of the Virgin Islands and deposited in a special fund, hereby created, to be known as the “Criminal Ac…
14 V.I.C. § 610 Criminal Activity Lien Notice and lis pendens
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(a) Upon the institution of any criminal or civil proceeding or action under this chapter, the Attorney General or the United States Attorney then or at any time during the pendency of the proceeding, as the case may be, may file in such official records as the nature of the prop…
14 V.I.C. § 611 Registration of alien corporations
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(a) Each alien corporation desiring to acquire of record any personal or real property in the Territory of the Virgin Islands shall have, prior to acquisition, and shall maintain continuously in this Territory during any year thereafter in which the personal or real property is o…
14 V.I.C. § 612 Investigation by Attorney General
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(a) Whenever any person is reasonably suspected to have engaged in, or to be engaging in, or about to engage in any conduct constituting a violation of any of the provisions of section 605 [Violations] of this chapter the Attorney General may, in his discretion, conduct an invest…
14 V.I.C. § 613 Granting of immunity
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(a) If a person is or may be called to produce evidence at a hearing or trial under this chapter or at an investigation brought by the Attorney General under section 612 [Investigation by Attorney General] of this chapter the court for the judicial subdivision in which the hearin…
14 V.I.C. § 614 Savings provision
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If any provision of this chapter or the application of it to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the invalidation shall not affect any other provisions or applications of the chapter and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.